Sponsor a Child from a Tibetan
Refugee Village

We are seeking sponsors for additional children whose
biographical materials have not yet been prepared for
uploading to our website.
Please contact our office about these sponsorship
opportunities! (We are having difficulties with our
sponsorship form; please contact us
via e-mail: sponsor@tibetaid.org;
or telephone: +1 845-679-6973)

Sonam Lhamo's father left this life when she was very
small. Her mother looks after Sonam Lhamo and her
brother, who have both entered boarding school in order
to obtain a good Tibetan education. Because Sonam
Lhamo's mother is unemployed, Sonam Lhamo's aunt helps
the family, but she cannot afford to cover the school
expenses for the two children.

Young Thupten Gyaltsen has just entered school as a
Class I student. He hails from Odlabari, where his
parents work in a small roadside restaurant. Thupten
Gyaltsen is very friendly and enjoys playing games with
his friends.

Pema Tenzin is a young boy from Kalimpong. He loves
playing games, and is a good student, especially in
English language studies. He lives with his father,
mother, an elder sister, an elder brother, and his
grandmother. Because his father's income is small, all
of it goes to cover basic family expenditures. Your
support assists with covering school fees and expenses.

Tenzin Sonam hails from Sikkim. He has just entered
school in the first grade. His father works in a small
office, but his income is not enough to cover
educational expenses for Tenzin Sonam and his brother
and sister.

Kalsang Yangkyi's family lives in the small, remote
village of Tuting. In Tuting, there are no modern
facilities. Kelsang Yangkyi's parents try to support
their large family with farming, but making a living is
very difficult.

Lhakpa Thundup is good in his studies and activities at
school. His father passed on four years ago after a
prolonged illness, and his mother now tries to provide
for him and his brother by running a small shop. Your
support enables Lhakpa Thundup to attend school as a
boarding student without putting financial stress on the
family.

Bhumga Dorjee is a very young student, who has just
entered the first grade. He is the youngest of three
children and is very mischievious. His family tries to
make a living by farming, but this is very difficult due
to drought and monsoons.

THANK YOU! I'VE BEEN SPONSORED!

Special Situations

We are also seeking sponsors for
several children who are in special circumstances.
Please contact us for additional information or submit
our sponsorship
form, indicating "older student" or "please choose
for me."

TSTS Shillong is an elementary school in a very poor
region of northeast India, just north of Bangladesh. The
young children at this school transfer to other Tibetan
schools for their later studies.
TSTS Gangtok is a boarding school in Sikkim, between Nepal
and Bhutan, that previously served only the early grades
but has now been expanded to include high-school aged
children.
CST Kalimpong is an elementary school in West Bengal,
between Nepal and Bhutan and north of Bangladesh. The
Tibetan Settlement of Miao is a very poor community, and
the Tibetan refugees who live there have difficulty in
finding work that can provide for their families.
CST Dalhousie is located near Dharamsala in Himachal
Pradesh and offers classes through Class XII (middle
school and high school).